Advice needed : 2012 A6 3.0T - " Add oil, max 1 qt. You may continue driving"

[bmrreddy2002]

Hi All,

I bought my car in December at around 48k miles and it's right now at 51300 odd. As per the car fax, a fresh oil change had been made prior to purchase.

I had dropped off my car at the local dealership to address the factory recalls and I picked it up on Wednesday Evening. Thursday morning I got this message "Add oil, max 1 qt. You may continue driving". Was this a coincidence with me leaving the car at the dealer?

Need some expert advice on the timing of this. Should I contact the dealer? Or just address it myself?

Thanks!

[S4Phantom]

Absolutely just a coincidence. Just add 1 quart of oil and you'll be good to go.

[Laserrs]

The dealer didn't extract oil. However the car does burn oil. I'm 8.8k miles after 1st 5k oil change and have already had the dealer add one quart. I'm now 1/2 quart low again. Looks like a quart every 5k miles. This is IMHO unacceptable.

[cooncified]

I had the same issue. Dealer kept records of adding oil ( I called ea time I did) so when I finally complained at a major service they replaced a valve, IIRC it is suppose to separate oil vapors from actual oil. When it isn't working properly you will burn excessive oil. It is a known issue. I am now 8K since the last change and the oil level hasn't moved.

[agent47]

I had the same issue. Dealer kept records of adding oil ( I called ea time I did) so when I finally complained at a major service they replaced a valve, IIRC it is suppose to separate oil vapors from actual oil. When it isn't working properly you will burn excessive oil. It is a known issue. I am now 8K since the last change and the oil level hasn't moved.

What valve did they replace if you know? This could be a potential solution to the oil burning issues.

[grc]

Other threads have suggested that oil burning might be due to conservative break-in. The pistons do not settle well if you follow the manual's recommendation for break-in.
My S4 with the 3.0T was a dealer loaner, so it was driven hard since day one, and it does not burn any oil.

[Laserrs]

I had hoped driving hard would help. If anything it's increased the consumption. I now have 14k miles on the car.

[Militant-Grunt]

There is a campaign currently on most 2012 models, 24AP, gets you updated thermostat, fuel rails, and crank case breather valve along with a software update. This will rectify your oil consumption issue. Call a dealership, provide them your vin, and they will be able to see if the campaign applies to your vehicle. If you'd like PM me your vin, and I can check for you.

[grc]

I had hoped driving hard would help. If anything it's increased the consumption. I now have 14k miles on the car.

others suggested that driving hard in the first 200 miles would help. now it might be too late. the rings are already settled.

[AudiA6A5]

Hi All,

I bought my car in December at around 48k miles and it's right now at 51300 odd. As per the car fax, a fresh oil change had been made prior to purchase.

I had dropped off my car at the local dealership to address the factory recalls and I picked it up on Wednesday Evening. Thursday morning I got this message "Add oil, max 1 qt. You may continue driving". Was this a coincidence with me leaving the car at the dealer?

Need some expert advice on the timing of this. Should I contact the dealer? Or just address it myself?

Thanks!

I'd contact the dealer. I have 53k miles and have never had to add oil.

[InvigR8]

others suggested that driving hard in the first 200 miles would help. now it might be too late. the rings are already settled.

Don't worry, I probably test drove your car before you bought it and it should be fine ;)

[redrocker55]

I broke my B8 with the 3.0 TFSI using the moto method which includes, among other suggestions, lots of negative compression breaking to properly set the rings.

I sold that car at 150,000 miles and never had to add a drop of oil.

[bmrreddy2002]

I spoke to the advisor who handled my recall last week, and he said a message for a quart after 3000 miles from the previous oil change is normal and he would look into it if it happened more often (every 700-800 miles).

So can I use just about any 5W-40 fully synthetic?